Jeremiah 48:8

Jeremiah 48:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.
• New International Version (NIV)The destroyer will come against every town, and not a town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed, because the Lord has spoken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord has spoken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the Lord has spoken.

Context of Jeremiah 48:8

6They will hear, ‘Run! Save yourselves! Even if you must be like a lonely shrub in the desert!’ 7“Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials. The destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The towns in the valley will be destroyed. The cities on the high plain will be laid waste. I, the Lord, have spoken! 9Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited.” 10A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

Jeremiah 48:8 word by word

וְיָבֹ֨א שֹׁדֵ֜ד אֶל־כָּל־עִ֗יר וְעִיר֙ לֹ֣א תִמָּלֵ֔ט וְאָבַ֥ד הָעֵ֖מֶק וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon every cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• shall escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• also shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• shall be destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath spokenאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:8

• Jeremiah 48:18Come down from your place of honor; sit on the dry ground, you who live in Dibon. For the one who will destroy Moab will attack you; he will destroy your fortifications.
• Jeremiah 6:26So I said, “Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”
• Jeremiah 15:8Their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men. I will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them.
• Jeremiah 25:9So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.
• Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.
• Jeremiah 48:20They will answer, ‘Moab is disgraced, for it has fallen! Wail and cry out in mourning! Announce along the Arnon River that Moab has been destroyed.’
• Ezekiel 25:9So look, I am about to open up Moab’s flank, eliminating the cities, including its frontier cities, the beauty of the land – Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The valley - The lowlands on the east bank of the Jordan, and at the top of the Dead Sea. The plain - An upland pasture; it answers very much to downs: so in Jeremiah 48:21.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The Lord ordered the destruction of all the towns in Moab. He instructed his agents to carry out his command faithfully.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the valley ... shall perish--that is, those dwelling in the valley.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings